National Careers Service Workshops at Hanson Lane Enterprise Centre

Posted on 15th May, 2019

Halifax Opportunities Trust Employment Services team are partnering with the National Careers Service to deliver a series of workshops aimed at people who are currently unemployed. The workshops will be held at Hanson Lane Enterprise Centre:

Buzz Workshop – A BUZZ session aims to help you identify new career ideas, recognise your work strengths and preferences and help you understand yourself better. The results of the quick test reveal how you interact with other people, how you make decisions, and generally what makes you tick:

Thursday 23rd May 2019, 1 – 2:30 pm

Job Searching and the Hidden Jobs Market – Searching the Local labour market information to assist you to understand where the vacancies are, trends for the future and growth sectors:

Thursday 30th May 2019, 10 am – 11:30 am

New Directions – Help you to assess and understand your own career motivations and plans for the future, help you to reflect on your work journey and to recognise the skills you already have, explore how you can transfer your skills to other sectors or careers, provide information about other support agencies and career management tools:

Thursday 13th June 2019, 10 am – 11:30 am

Write your way to the job – Learn how to create a cover letter which compliments your CV and markets you effectively and the importance of a cover letter when applying online:

Tuesday 18th June 2019, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Interview Techniques – This workshop aims to prepare you for interviews, creating a positive and safe environment to allay fears and nerves:

Thursday 27th June 2019, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Moving Forward – Explore resources available to help you identify your skills, identify the support available to enable you to progress, establish a pathway and action plan to help you move forward

Tuesday 2nd July 2019, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

If you are unemployed and you would like to attend any of these workshops please contact Samina on 01422 347392 or email samina@regen.org.uk

Elsie Whiteley Innovation Centre and Hanson Lane Enterprise Centre are both subsidiaries of Halifax Opportunities Trust. A company limited by guarantee and registered in England, number 4089288 / registered charity number 1086183 / VAT number 890540516.